ok im trying to change the alternator on my moms 86 honda accord lxi, she told me to bring it to the shop but i said i can do it, i got it loose but it would not come out, their is no space at all for it to come out. have anyone here ever done one before? or have any information on how? any info would help.
she needs the car on wednesday so i have to get it done by tomorrow, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaassssseeee help.

thanks

winlo

You have to remove the drivers side axle to get the alternator out.

You have to remove the drivers side axle to get the alternator out.

Here's a step by step from autozone's website (i swear i don't work for them :smile: ) http://www1.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/0c/f8/ff/0900823d800cf8ff.jsp

And yes you have to remove the axle like gitter said. Good luck!

thanks for the reply's, so now i have to figure out how to take apart the half shaft. or if any body on this board know's how let me know, step by step, im a neewbie to all this. my friend said becareful and dont miss with anything involving the alignment...?

thanks for the reply's, so now i have to figure out how to take apart the half shaft. or if any body on this board know's how let me know, step by step, im a neewbie to all this. my friend said becareful and dont miss with anything involving the alignment...?

Best thing to do is run to your local auto parts store and but a Haynes manual... Pulling the axle is pretty easy and with the manual you should have no problem.

thanks for the reply's, so now i have to figure out how to take apart the half shaft. or if any body on this board know's how let me know, step by step, im a neewbie to all this. my friend said becareful and dont miss with anything involving the alignment...?

I haven't work on this particular year, but you have to remove the steering knuckle and the easiest way is to unbolt the lower ball joint and use a 2 jaw puller (you can use a fork but it may goof up your rubber seals) You may be able to just unbolt the upper control arm and swing the unit to the side to get the clearance you need -- just an idea.

cool, i just bought a repair manual, hopefully i'll get this done by 2morrow morning.

thanks for the info

since you have a lxi just pull the airbox on the intake you should have have enough room to get the alternator out from the top if you have a carb. car then you have to pull the axle

i already pulled the axle, thanks anyways. does anyone know if the axle is suppose to be flush with the transmission or is their a little gap between them, the reason i ask this because i just put my axle back in and theirs a little gap.